NKorea threatens to attack SKorea over drills

Seoul: North Korea has threatened to attack South Korea accusing it of planning live-fire drills near their disputed sea border. The North’s military said in a statement Sunday that South Korea planned artillery drills from five front-line islands off the western coast on Monday. It says the drills are “reckless military provocation” and the North will launch “merciless” strikes if the training is implemented. [caption id=“attachment_218168” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“The North warned people living on the islands to evacuate before the drills start. Reuters”] [/caption] The North warned people living on the islands to evacuate before the drills start. South Korea regularly conducts artillery drills from front-line islands but it’s not immediately known whether the South plans to conduct such drills on Monday. A 2010 drill triggered a North Korean artillery bombardment that killed four South Koreans. AP